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Descriptive Summary

Historical Note

Scope and Content Note

Restrictions

Index Terms

Administrative Information

Description of Series

Administrative Records, 1931-1999

Printed Materials, 1938-1997

Photographic and Audiovisual Materials, 1942-1991

Scrapbooks, 1940-1977

University of Texas San Antonio

Planned Parenthood of San Antonio and South Central Texas Records, 1931-1999



Descriptive Summary

Creator: Planned Parenthood of San Antonio and South Central Texas.
Title:Planned Parenthood of San Antonio and South Central Texas Records
Dates: 1931-1999
Abstract:The records of Planned Parenthood of San Antonio and South Central Texas, 1931-1999, document the organization's operation from its formation, including administrative activities, programs and services offered to local and regional communities, how public opinion of the San Antonio organization changed, and regional and national developments of sexual and family issues.
Identification:MS 83
Extent:9 linear feet (about 6,750 items)
Language:Materials are written in English.
Repository:Archives and Special Collections Department, The University of Texas at San Antonio Library

Historical Note

Planned Parenthood of San Antonio and South Central Texas (PPSASCT) was founded in 1939 under the leadership of its first president, Mollie Bennett Lupe. Originally called the Maternal Health Center of San Antonio, the organization formally changed its name to Planned Parenthood Center of San Antonio in 1947, then Planned Parenthood of San Antonio in 1986. In 1989 Planned Parenthood of San Antonio merged with Planned Parenthood of Chaparral Country (including the cities of Kingsville, Alice and Falfurrias in Texas), and changed their name to its current title. The purpose of the organization is to support the goals of Planned Parenthood Federation of America by offering to the community affordable and accessible reproductive health care, family planning services, and other types of health services according to particular need and resources available, and education on human sexuality issues.

The first clinic was located at the corner of Water and Goliad streets. Three hundred fifty-four women received birth control services from the clinic during its first year of operation. By 1941 the staff had outgrown this facility, and the clinic was moved to 1130 West Houston Street. The West Houston location served the staff's needs until 1956 when they moved to their first modern facility at 312 North Presa. The Center received its first federal grant in 1967, and expanded to include one central clinic and twelve smaller branches located in low-income areas. In 1984 the organization opened its current administrative offices, along with its first self-sustaining clinic (supported only through patient fees and private donations) in the Babcock Building.

The need for Planned Parenthood's services and outreach continued to grow as the rate of teenage births increased in the San Antonio area. Local media attention and increasing numbers of volunteer workers enhanced promotion of the organization. With the help of volunteers, the Peer Counselor program was initiated in the early 1980's, and proved very successful as an educational outreach tool in the elementary and high schools. In 1987, October was proclaimed National Family Sexuality Education Month in San Antonio.

During the month, various programs and seminars promoting positive sexual attitudes are presented by Planned Parenthood and other related organizations. The following year The Texas Teens Project, a multimedia, statewide program designed to educate teens aged 11 through 14 on sex issues, was launched with the help of Planned Parenthood.

The decades following Planned Parenthood's formation were marked by success and continued challenge for the organization. In 1968 Planned Parenthood of San Antonio and South Central Texas and the Southwest Foundation for Research and Education began a joint oral contraceptive study using local women subjects. The results of this study, released a few years later, stirred much controversy, particularly from the local Hispanic population. During the 1980's monies from federal and state grants were reduced through cutbacks. As a result, lack of funding, as well as the fight for what funding remained, became a major problem for the organization. With the onslaught of the AIDS and HIV epidemic, it became necessary for Planned Parenthood to expand existing education and medical services. During the mid 1980's unprecedented national violence by anti-abortion activists occurred in the form of clinic bombings and threats toward staff. Though San Antonio was spared any major acts of violence, there was increased activist protest and resulting fear by Planned Parenthood staff and affiliates.

Source: pamphlet, Planned Parenthood of San Antonio Fiftieth Anniversary Luncheon, May 2, 1989.

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Scope and Content Note

The records of Planned Parenthood of San Antonio and South Central Texas, 1931-1999, document the organization's operation from its formation. The records include correspondence, minutes, reports, photographs, scrapbooks and printed materials. Highlights of the collection include administrative activities, programs and services offered to local and regional communities, how public opinion of the organization changed and regional and national developments of sexual and family issues. The records are separated into four series: Administrative Records, Printed Materials, Photographic and Audiovisual Materials, and Scrapbooks.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Some materials in this collection are restricted. Please contact the UTSA Archives for more information.

Original audiovisual materials are closed to patron use. Some use copies are available in the collection.

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Index Terms

Organizations
Planned Parenthood of San Antonio and South Central Texas--History.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America--History.
Southwest Foundation for Research and Education (San Antonio, Tex.)
Subjects
Birth control--Texas--San Antonio--Associations.
Birth control clinics--Texas--San Antonio.
Birth control clinics--Texas, South.
Natural family planning--Texas--San Antonio.
Natural family planning--Texas, South.
Women's health services--Texas--San Antonio.
Women's health services--Texas, South.
Locations
San Antonio (Tex.)--History--20th century.
Genres/Formats
Audiovisual materials.
Correspondence.
Minutes.
Photographs.
Scrapbooks.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Planned Parenthood of San Antonio and South Central Texas Records, 1931-1999, MS 83, UTSA Archives and Special Collections, Library, University of Texas at San Antonio.

Acquisition Information

All the materials in this collection were donated by Planned Parenthood of San Antonio and South Central Texas in 1999 (Acc. 1999-08, 1999-34).

Processing Information

Processed by Dale Sauter, Processing Archivist, April 2001.

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Detailed Description of the Records

 

Administrative Records, 1931-1999

Administrative records comprise by-laws, charters, correspondence, minutes, policies and reports, the bulk of which date from 1970-1990. The earliest document is a letter sent in 1931 to a "friend" in San Antonio from Margaret Sanger, the founder of what would become Planned Parenthood of America. This letter refers to a recent visit to San Antonio by Sanger and the possible establishment of a clinic. Other correspondence includes information exchange with other family health organizations, letters to and from the board and general information letters. Minutes include Board of Directors, Executive Committee and affiliated medical committees. The minutes and reports document the endless task of program promotion and educational outreach achieved by Planned Parenthood, as well as changes that occurred over the years.
The Administrative Records series provides evidence of the growth of the original clinic to a multi-branched organization that worked in partnership with other groups to study and raise awareness of issues of birth control. One example of this is a joint study on oral contraceptives undertaken by Planned Parenthood and the Southwest Foundation for Research and Education, in 1968. Public reaction to this effort and other programs and activities are located within this series.
BoxFolder
1Agendas
1Assorted, 1983-1986 and undated
2Board Meetings, 1971-1995
3Executive Committee Meetings, 1983-1986 and undated
Bills
4HB 915 and 916
5By-Laws, 1957-1995 and undated
Calendars
6Board of Directors, 1993-1996 and undated
7Campaigns, 1984-1986
8Charters and Amendments, 1939-1999
Correspondence
9Margaret Sanger letter, 1931
10General, 1931-1997 and undated
11-12Memoranda, 1974-1995 and undated
Financial Statements
13Clinics and Properties, 1972-1997 and undated
14Fund Totals, 1977-1985
BoxFolder
21-2 General, 1954-1996
3Grants, 1984-1987
4Salaries (some restrictions), 1980-1985 and undated
Forms
5Local Surveys, 1985-1992 and undated
6National Surveys, 1987 and undated
7Nomination Forms, 1985-1986
Histories
8Clippings, 1984
9Founders Report, 1996
10General, 1972 and undated
Meeting Attendance Records
11Board Meetings, 1951, 1987, and undated
Minutes
12Affiliated Medical Committee Meetings, 1981-1983
13Assorted, 1968-1984
14Board Meetings, 1939-1944
BoxFolder
31-4Board Meetings, 1944-1995
5Executive Committee Meetings, 1971-1988
BoxFolder
41Medical Advisory Board Meetings, 1958-1974
Policies and Procedures
Charts
2Clinic Fees, 1983 and undated
3Organizational Charts, 1985 and undated
4Telephone Trees, 1985-1986 and undated
5Clinic Fire Drill Logs, 1986-1987
Manuals
6National Campaign Guide, undated
7Volunteer Handbook, undated
8Patient Log (restricted), 1950-1955
Policy Statements
9Medical Board, 1953
10Committees, 1976
11General, 1970-1986 and undated
12Services, 1956-1957
Reports
Annual Meeting Reports
13National, 1983
14Regional, 1974
Annual Reports
15Local, 1941-1990
16National, 1955
17Regional, 1947
18Campaign Contribution Reports, 1974-1995
19Clinic Activity Reports, 1974-1991
Committee Reports
20Budget and Finance Committee, 1974-1975
21Long Range Planning Committee, 1975
22Nominating Committee, 1979
23Personnel Committee, 1974-1988
24Public Affairs Committee, 1984-1995
25Grant Reports, 1988 and undated
Officers' Reports
Local
26Executive Director, 1974-1984
BoxFolder
51Executive Director, 1984-1995
2Medical Director, 1984
3President, 1974-1975 and undated
National
4Chairman of Biologic Research Committee, 1957
5Chairman of Medical Advisory Committee, 1971
6Regional Representative, 1974-1975
Planning Reports
Local
7Assorted, 1975-1995 and undated
8Yearly and Tri-Yearly Plans, 1975-1988 and undated
9Marketing Plan, undated
10National, 1967-1994 and undated
11Regional, 1986
Program Reports
12Education, 1974-1992 and undated
13Medical Services, 1986-1995 and undated
14Outreach Report, 1978-1983 and undated
15Program Evaluation, 1979-1980
Progress Reports
16Local, 1978-1992 and undated
17Regional, 1942-1953 and undated
Statistical Reports
18General, 1966, 1988, and undated
19Map of birth rates in Bexar County, 1960
Resolutions
20Local, 1974-1991 and undated
21National, 1957 and undated
Rosters
Local
22Affiliate Medical Committee, undated
23Board Committees, 1983-1985 and undated
24Board of Directors, 1939-1997 and undated
25Donor List, 1997 and undated
BoxFolder
61Elected Officials, 1975 and undated
2Media Outlets, undated
3Medical Advisory Board, 1967-1971
4Presidents, 1939-1982
National
5Medical Committee, 1957
Regional
6Medical Advisory Board (Planned Parenthood of Austin, TX), 1957
Southwest Foundation for Research and Education
7Announcements, 1971
Articles
8Journal, 1971-1972
9Magazine, 1971
10Correspondence, 1968-1971
11Meeting Minutes, 1971
12Notes, 1971-1972 and undated
13Research Registration Form, 1957
Reports
14Clinic Referrals (some restrictions), 1970-1971 and undated
15Financial, 1971
16Statement of Executive Director, 1971

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Printed Materials, 1938-1997

This series contains newsletters from the local and national organizations, local staff rosters from 1958 to 1969 and newspaper clippings. The clippings, including editorials are from the San Antonio Light and San Antonio Express-News and national newspapers, and date from 1990 to 1995. These articles report major developments relating to the organization and the resulting actions taken by it. Also present in the series are local and national newsletters, many of which were produced by the national organization. Issues of the local newsletter Outreach from the 1970's and 1980's can be found, as well as a few issues of In The News, also produced by the local organization's library.
BoxFolder
6Announcements
17Local, 1985 and undated
18National, 1985-1989 and undated
Articles
Clippings
191940-1989
201989
211989-1990
221990
BoxFolder
711990
21990-1991
3-41991
5-61992
BoxFolder
811992-1993
21993
31993-1994
4-51994
BoxFolder
91-31994
41995
51995-1997
BoxFolder
10Magazine
11975-1993
2Certificates, 1948-1991
3Invitations, 1966-1989 and undated
Newsletters
Local
4In the News, 1979-1980
5Outreach, 1975-1999 and undated
6National, 1956-1958
7Regional, 1979
Pamphlets
8Local, undated
9National, 1951-1955 and undated
Papers
10National, 1938-1958
11Regional, 1952-1955
12Programs, 1981-1989
13Publications (national), 1956-1974 and undated
14Speeches (national), 1956 and undated
15Staff Directories, 1958-1969

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Photographic and Audiovisual Materials, 1942-1991

This series comprises the bulk of the collection. Photographic materials offer a visual documentation of the organization as a whole. Photographic materials in this series include equal amounts of negative contact sheets, negatives, photographs, slides and videotapes. Most of these materials are not dated or identified. Dated material is nearly all from the late 1970s and early 1980s. Represented in these images are clinics, social events and staff and volunteers. Local staff meetings, national and regional conferences and local publicity events are well photographed. Educational outreach material and visual aids in classroom settings are included as well. Four videotapes of national documentaries and public service announcements are present. The sound materials are comprised of public service announcements.
BoxFolder
195Audio recordings CD use copy (UC-MS083/1)
Titles listed here have been transferred from their original formats onto a compact disc and are available for patron use.
Planned Parenthood 7-5-83 (13:13)
Joanne Woodword public service announcement (14:05)
Unintended Pregnancy (00:55)
Tatiana & Johnny (02:15)
Anita Baker (01:33)
Range of Services (00:53)
Planned Parenthood #1, 14th birthday, 2-3-4 (04:28)
Tatiana & Johnny #2 (02:16)
Mike Farrell (00:23)
Birth Control 1-2-3 (02:08)
Sexual Awakening (03:13)
Pre-teen Services (00:54)
Family Planning (01:03)
Male Involvement (00:52)
BoxFolder
10Clinics and Other Buildings
16Negative Proof Sheets, undated
17Negatives, undated
Photographs
181976-1989 and undated
19Undated
BoxFolder
111Slides, 1974-1989
Instructional
Documentaries
2Videotape, undated
Photographs
3 1969-1984 and undated
4-5Undated
BoxFolder
12Public Service Announcements
Audiotapes
1Cassette, 1989
Reel-to-Reel
2 1982-1984
3 1984-1989
4-7Undated
BoxFolder
131-2Undated
3-4Videotapes, 1989 and undated
BoxFolder
141Videotapes, undated
2Negative Contact Sheets, undated
3Negatives, undated
4Slide Show Accompaniment (cassette), undated
Slides
5General, 1977-1979
6-7Reflections, undated
BoxFolder
15Meetings and Social Functions
1Negative Contact Sheets, 1984-1991 and undated
Negatives
21982-1984
31985
41986-1990
5Undated
Photographs
61970-1980
BoxFolder
1611982-1989
2-4Undated
BoxFolder
171-3Undated
4Slides, 1977-1979
Other
Assorted
5Negative Proof Sheets, undated
BoxFolder
181Negatives, undated
2Photographs, undated
3Slides, 1977-1979
Graphs and Maps
Photographs
4Patient Location Map, 1963
5Slides, 1965-1977 and undated
Publicity
Audiotapes
6Grand Illusions: The Legacy of Planned Parenthood (Comments on WOAI Radio), 1989
7Negatives, 1942 and undated
8Photographs, 1977 and undated
9Slides, 1975-1979
Suggestive Advertising
10Slides, 1975 and undated
Staff and Volunteers
11Negative Contact Sheets, undated
12Negatives, undated
Photographs
131974-1987
BoxFolder
191-3Undated

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Scrapbooks, 1940-1977

This series contains five scrapbooks. Four scrapbooks document the history of the local organization, but also include national clippings covering issues related to the organization, in particular the rising world population during the postwar era. The fifth scrapbook documents the 1977 visit of members of The Center for Population Activities, part of an international study on population planning. This scrapbook contains a brief introduction and photographs with some captions documenting the visit.
Box
OM1Scrapbook 1, 1940-1963
Box
OM2Scrapbook 2, 1949-1953
Box
OM1Scrapbook 3, 1953-1961
Box
OM3Scrapbook 4, 1955-1959
BoxFolder
194Scrapbook 5 (copy), The Center for Population Activities Visit, 1977
This scrapbook was photocopied, and then dismantled for preservation purposes. The original photographs were retained and placed with the copy.

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